The Dirk Diggler Story

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Michael Stein in The Dirk Diggler Story (1988)

Biography Drama Short

The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler.The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler.The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Michael Stein

Dirk Diggler

Robert Ridgely

Jack Horner
(as Bob Ridgely)

Eddie Delcore

Reed Rothchild

Rusty Schwimmer

Candy Kane
(as Rusty Schwimer)

Ernie Anderson

Narrator
(uncredited)

Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer
- Paul Thomas Anderson
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
It was shot on video and edited VCR to VCR. The director's father narrated it.

Goofs
Dirk Diggler supposedly records the song "The Touch" before his death in 1981. The song was actually written for The Transformers: The Movie (1986) in 1986.

Connections
Featured in Motherland (2018)

Soundtracks
The Touch
Written by Lenny Macaluso and Stan Bush
Performed by Stan Bush

I am assuming that you can infer the direct correlation between this film, and Boogie Nights. Dirk Diggler is the central character in each, and Jack Horner reappears in Boogie Nights as well. This is Paul Thomas Anderson's early work, but I'm sure we are all happy it progressed into the amazing film it did. Due to its very obscure nature, good luck finding it.